Cultivator.



0 W. GIFT. GULTIVATOR. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 14, 1911.

1,024,986, v Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

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GH/YfiLES W 60 77 CHARLES WILLIAM GIFT, OF WAYNESBORO, PENNSYLVANIA.

CULTIVA'IOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 14, 1911.

Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

Serial No. 649,258.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES W'. GIFT, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of WVaynesboro, in the county of Franklin and State ofPennsylvania, have made certain new and useful Improvements inCultivators, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in cultivators, and has for its object,the provision of a simple, inexpensive hand operated device of thecharacter specified, wherein means is provided for swinging the suportinwheel on a vertical axis to iide,

or steer the plow laterally.

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a side view of the improvement, Fig. 2 is atop plan view, Fig. 3 is a partial bottom plan view, Fig. 4 is a sectionon the line 44 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows, andFig. 5 is.a perspective view of the bracket.

The present embodiment of the invention comprises a frame, composed ofspaced bars which are parallel at their rear ends for a portion of theirlength, as indicated at 1. The front ends of the bars are then bentlaterally outward at 2, forward and inward at 3, and the front end ofeach is given a quarter turn to form a lug 4, which is provided with atransverse opening for receiving a bolt to be described. Each bar isalso given a quarter turn at approximately the center of the portion 1,and a cross bar 6 connects the bars at this point. A pair of parallelsuperposed plates 7 are arranged below the frame, the said plates beingconnected by bolts 8, and spaced in a manner to be presently described.The plates are connected to the frame by means of abracket composed oflaterally offset portions 10 and 11, connected by an angular port-ion12, the portion 10 being secured to the plates, and the portion 11 tothe cross bar 6. The said bar is provided with an upwardly extendingarch 13 at its center.

Handle bars 15 are connected at one end to the front portions of theportions 1 of the straps as indicated at 25, and the other ends of thehandle bars are connected to angle plates 16, secured to the ends of aplate 17, arranged transverse to the handle bars and provided at eachend with a grip or handle 18.

A push bar 19 is provided for pushing the plow. The said bar is arrangedwith its wide dimensions vertical, and at its rear end is provided witha transverse yoke 23. The ends of the yoke are connected by a strap 24of leather or the like, for engagement by the chest of the operator. Theopposite end of the bar 19 is offset downwardly and the extremitythereof is given a quarter turn, and is provided with a longitudinalseries of openings 21, for engagement by a bolt 22, passing through thecross bar 6 before mentioned.

The handle bars 15 are supported near their front ends by standards 26,each of which is bolted at its lower end to the rear end of the adjacentbar 1, by means of a bolt 27, and the upper end of each standard isprovided with a plurality of openings 28, for engagement by a bolt 29,passing through the adjacent handle bar.

A wheel is journaled on a stub shaft 31, held in openings in thevertical portions 32 of angle plates, whose longitudinal portions 33 arereceived between the turned over end 34 of links 35, and held in placeby bolts 36. The opposite ends of the links 35 are bent around thesleeves 9, which encircle the end bolts 8, connecting the plates 7. Theforward end of each of the bars of the frame is also received betweenthe portions 34 of the links and the body thereof, and the bolts 36,pass through the said ends, and the portions 33 of the angle plates 32and 33.

Cultivating plows or teeth 37 are connected with the plates 7. Each plowis detachably connected to a shank 38, by means of a bolt 39, and eachshank is longitudinally slotted at 40, for receiving a bolt 8,connecting the plates 7. By loosening the bolts the shanks may be movedlongitudinally to adjust the plow. The shanks of the plows assist inspacing the plates 7 intermediate the ends thereof. Preferably the slot40 of the central plow shank is of greater length than the shanks of thelateral plows to permit the said plow to be arranged either in front orbehind the lateral plows.

The cross bar 6 is pivoted at its ends to the portions 1 of the framebars, and by moving the handles 18 longitudinally with respect to eachother, the stub shaft 31, that is the axis of wheel 30 may be inclinedwith respect to the direction of movement of the plow, to steer the plowlaterally. This may be done without stopping the plow, since it ispushed by the operator, resting his chest against the strap 24. Theinclination of the handle bars 15 may be changed by engaging the bolt 29with different openings. The push bar may also be adjustedlongitudinally, by engaging the bolt 22 with different openings of theseries 21.

The push bar is detachable, being pivoted to the bolt 22, and can beremoved if for any reason desired. The connection between the portion 11of the bracket 10, 11, 12 and the cross bar is a lost motion or slidableconnection, the portion 11 of the bracket being slotted to permit thecross bar to move with respect to the bracket.

I claim:

1. In a plow, a frame comprising spaced bars, a cross bar pivoted ateach end to the bars near their rear ends, a plow support comprisingvertically spaced plates, plow shanks received between the plates, eachshank having a longitudinal slot, bolts connecting the plates, andpassing through the slots of the shanks, plow points on the shanks, saidplates being inclined with respect to the line of draft of the frame, alink connected with each end of the plates and extending forwardly, awheel at the front end of the frame bars, a shaft on which the wheel isjournaled, angle plates each having one side connected with an end ofthe shaft, a pivotal connection between the other side of the plates,the front end of the frame bars and the front ends of the links, a pushbar adjustably connected to the cross bar of the frame, a handle barconnected with each frame bar in front of the cross bar, a plateconnecting the handle bars, and a handle at each end of the plate.

2. A plow comprising a frame composed of spaced bars, a cross barpivoted at each end to the frame bars, a wheel at the front ends of thesaid bars, a shaft 011 which the wheel is journaled, a pivotalconnection between each end of the shaft and the adjacent frame bar, aplow supporting frame below the main frame and supported thereby, a linkconnecting each end of the said plow supporting frame to the front endof the adjacent frame bar, a push bar connected to the cross bar, ahandle bar connected with each frame bar, a plate pivnoeaese otallyconnecting the handle bars, and a handle at each end of the plate.

3. A plow comprising a frame composed of spaced bars, a cross barpivoted at each end to the frame bars, a wheel at the front ends of thesaid bars, a shaft on which the wheel is journaled, a pivotal connectionbetween each end of the shaft and the adjacent frame bar, a'plowsupporting frame below the main frame and supported thereby, a linkconnecting each end of the said plow supporting frame to the front endof the adjacent frame bar, a push bar connected to the cross bar, andmeans connected with each frame bar for moving said bar longitudinally.

4. In a plow, a main frame composed of spaced bars, a cross bar pivotedat each end to a frame bar, a shaft pivoted at each end to the front endof a frame bar, a wheel on the shaft, a plow supporting frame supportedbelow the main frame, a link connecting each end of the said frame tothe adjacent frame bar, a push bar connected to the cross bar, a handlebar connected to each frame bar, a plate pivotally connecting said bars,and a handle at each end of the plate.

5. In a plow, a main frame composed of spaced bars, a cross bar pivotedat each end to a frame bar, a shaft pivoted at each end to the front endof a frame bar, a wheel on the shaft, a plow supporting frame sup portedbelow the main frame, a link con necting each end of the said frame tothe adjacent frame bar, a push bar connected to the cross bar, a handlebar connected to each frame bar, and a handle at the rear end of eachhandle bar.

6. In a plow, a main frame composed of spaced bars, a cross bar pivotedat each end to a frame bar, a shaft pivoted at each end to the front endof a frame bar, a wheel on the shaft, a plow supporting frame, supported below the main frame, a link connecting each end of the saidframe to the adjacent frame bar, a push bar connected to the cross bar,and a handle connected to each frame bar and extending alongside thepush bar.

7. 111 a plow, a main frame composed of spaced bars, a cross bar pivotedat each end to a frame bar, a shaft pivoted at each end to the front endof a frame bar, a wheel on the shaft, a plow supporting frame sir portedbelow the main frame, a push bar connected to the cross bar, and ahandle bar connected to each frame bar.

8. In a plow, a main frame composed of spaced bars, a cross bar pivotedat each end to a frame bar, a push bar connected with the cross bar, ahandle bar connected with each frame bar and extending alongside thepush bar, a plow supporting frame depending from the main frame, a shaftat the front ends of the frame bars and pivoted at connected with eachframe bar for moving each end to a bar, and a wheel on the shaft. saidbar longitudinally and means on the 9. A plow comprising a shaft, awheel on frame for supporting the plows.

the shaft, a frame bar having its front end CHARLES WILLIAM GIFT.pivoted to each end of the shaft, a swinging Witnesses:

connection between the bars, a push bar JOHN A. CUMMINS,

connected with the said connection, a handle I DAVID HEILBRON.

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